Asparagus

E821257

genus

Asparagus is a genus of perennial flowering plants best known for the edible vegetable asparagus spears commonly used in cuisines worldwide.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Asparagus canonical	2
Asparagus officinalis	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	asparagus ⓘ
culinaryUse	edible young shoots ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
economicUse	medicinal plant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ vegetable crop ⓘ
family	Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerSex	usually dioecious ⓘ
fruitType	berry ⓘ
growthForm	climbing plant ⓘ herbaceous perennial ⓘ
habitat	grasslands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ woodland edges ⓘ
hasSpecies	Asparagus acutifolius NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus aethiopicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus albus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus asparagoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus cochinchinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus densiflorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus falcatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus officinalis NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus plumosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus racemosus ⓘ Asparagus setaceus NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus sprengeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Asparagus virgatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	scale-like leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle	perennial ⓘ
listedIn	APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeRange	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurasia NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosyntheticOrgans	cladodes ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 ⓘ
plantType	flowering plant ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	by seeds ⓘ vegetative propagation ⓘ
subfamily	Asparagoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Asparagus officinalis ⓘ
usedInCuisine	global cuisines ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asparagaceae → includesGenus → Asparagus ⓘ

Asparagaceae → notableSpecies → Asparagus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Asparagus officinalis

Asparagales → includesGenus → Asparagus ⓘ